There are 10 ways to get from Ottawa to Exton by plane, train, bus (Greyhound), train (Amtrak), car, subway, or bus (Flixbus)
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport to Philadelphia International Airport, train
best- Fly from Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport (YOW) to Philadelphia International Airport (PHL)plane YOW - PHL
- Take the train from 30th Street Station to Exton Amtraktrain
8h 2m$89–460Bus via Paoli
- Take the bus from Ottawa to Montréalbus
- Take the bus from Montreal to Port Authority Bus Terminalbus
- Take the bus from Port Authority Bus Terminal to Philadelphia Bus Stationbus
17h 3m$127–187Train
- Take the train from Ottawa to Montréaltrain
- Take the train from Montreal Central Station to Ny Moynihan Train Hall At Penn Stationtrain
- Take the train from Ny Moynihan Train Hall At Penn Station to Exton Amtraktrain
17h 11m$300–599Drive 430 mi
- Drive from Ottawa to Extoncar 430 mi
8h 13m$99–143Train to Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport, fly to Philadelphia International Airport, train
- Take the train from Ottawa to Dorvaltrain
- Fly from Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport (YUL) to Philadelphia International Airport (PHL)plane YUL - PHL
- Take the train from 30th Street Station to Exton Amtraktrain
7h 37m$595–2,332Fly Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport to Newark Liberty International Airport, train
- Fly from Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport (YOW) to Newark Liberty International Airport (EWR)plane YOW - EWR
- Take the train from Newark Liberty International Airport to 30th Street Stationtrain
- Take the train from 30th Street Station to Exton Amtraktrain
7h 49m$207–506Fly Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport to Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport, train
- Fly from Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport (YOW) to Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport (DCA)plane YOW - DCA
- Take the train from Washington Union Station to 30th Street Stationtrain
- Take the train from 30th Street Station to Exton Amtraktrain
8h 10m$181–703Fly Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport to Washington Dulles International Airport, subway, train
- Fly from Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport (YOW) to Washington Dulles International Airport (IAD)plane YOW - IAD
- Take the subway from Washington Dulles International Airport, Silver Line Center Platform to Metro Center, Blue/Orange/Silver Line Center Platformsubway
- Take the train from Washington Union Station to 30th Street Stationtrain
- Take the train from 30th Street Station to Exton Amtraktrain
8h 46m$511–752Train to Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport, fly to Laguardia Airport, train
- Take the train from Ottawa to Dorvaltrain
- Fly from Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport (YUL) to Laguardia Airport (LGA)plane YUL - LGA
- Take the train from Ny Moynihan Train Hall At Penn Station to Exton Amtraktrain
9h 5m$292–1,161Bus
- Take the bus from Ottawa to Montrealbus
- Take the bus from Montreal to New York Midtownbus
- Take the bus from New York Midtown to Philadelphia Bus Stationbus
18h 51m$121–187
Ottawa to Exton by bus and train
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Ottawa to Exton is to drive which costs $95 - $150 and takes 8h 13m.
The fastest way to get from Ottawa to Exton is to train and fly which takes 7h 37m and costs $550 - $2,400.
No, there is no direct bus from Ottawa to Exton. However, there are services departing from Ottawa and arriving at Lincoln Hwy & Exton Square Pkwy - MBNS via Montreal, Port Authority Bus Terminal and Paoli Regional Rail Station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 17h 3m.
No, there is no direct train from Ottawa to Exton. However, there are services departing from Ottawa and arriving at Exton Amtrak via Montreal Central Station and Ny Moynihan Train Hall At Penn Station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 17h 11m.
The distance between Ottawa and Exton is 422 miles. The road distance is 432.5 miles.
The best way to get from Ottawa to Exton without a car is to bus via Paoli which takes 17h 3m and costs $120 - $190.
It takes approximately 8h 2m to get from Ottawa to Exton, including transfers.
Ottawa to Exton bus services, operated by Orléans Express, depart from Ottawa station.
Ottawa to Exton train services, operated by VIA Rail, depart from Ottawa station.
The best way to get from Ottawa to Exton is to bus via Paoli which takes 17h 3m and costs $120 - $190. Alternatively, you can train, which costs $300 - $600 and takes 17h 11m.
What companies run services between Ottawa, ON, Canada and Exton, PA, USA?
You can take a bus from Ottawa to Lincoln Hwy & Exton Square Pkwy - MBNS via Montréal, Montreal, Port Authority Bus Terminal, Philadelphia Bus Station, Jefferson Station, Paoli, and Paoli Regional Rail Station in around 17h 3m. Alternatively, you can take a train from Ottawa to Exton Amtrak via Montréal, Montreal Central Station, and Ny Moynihan Train Hall At Penn Station in around 17h 11m.
- Website
- aircanada.com
Flights from Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport to Philadelphia International Airport via Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- $70–430
Flights from Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport to Philadelphia International Airport via Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 11m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $75–450
Flights from Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport to Philadelphia International Airport via Washington Dulles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 2m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Sunday, Tuesday, and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $80–450
Flights from Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport to Philadelphia International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 38m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $60–390
Flights from Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport to Newark Liberty International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 42m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $40–280
Flights from Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport to Newark Liberty International Airport via Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 39m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $45–290
Flights from Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport to Newark Liberty International Airport via Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 41m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $55–320
Flights from Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport to Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 49m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $90–550
Flights from Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport to Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport via Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 56m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–600
Flights from Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport to Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport via Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 14m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–600
Flights from Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport to Washington Dulles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 48m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $65–410
Flights from Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport to Washington Dulles International Airport via Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 41m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $75–430
Flights from Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport to Washington Dulles International Airport via Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 46m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- $75–440
Flights from Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport to Laguardia Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 28m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $65–440
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport to Philadelphia International Airport via Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 46m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $75–450
Flights from Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport to Philadelphia International Airport via Washington Dulles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 58m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $80–450
Flights from Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport to Philadelphia International Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 24m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–650
Flights from Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport to Philadelphia International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 38m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $60–390
Flights from Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport to Newark Liberty International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 42m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $40–280
Flights from Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport to Newark Liberty International Airport via Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 43m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $55–320
Flights from Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport to Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 49m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $90–550
Flights from Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport to Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport via Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 56m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–600
Flights from Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport to Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport via Newark Liberty International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 29m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $95–600
Flights from Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport to Washington Dulles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 48m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $65–410
Flights from Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport to Washington Dulles International Airport via Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 41m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $75–430
Flights from Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport to Washington Dulles International Airport via Newark Liberty International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 24m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $70–430
Flights from Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport to Laguardia Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 28m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $65–440
- Website
- flyporter.com
Flights from Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport to Philadelphia International Airport via Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $75–450
Flights from Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport to Philadelphia International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 43m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $60–390
Flights from Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport to Newark Liberty International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $150–410
Flights from Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport to Newark Liberty International Airport via Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 38m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $150–410
Flights from Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport to Laguardia Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $65–440
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport to Philadelphia International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 43m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $60–390
Flights from Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport to Laguardia Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $65–440
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport to Laguardia Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 37m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $65–440
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from 30th Street Station to Exton Amtrak
- Ave. Duration
- 35 min
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- $14–23
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Montreal Central Station to Ny Moynihan Train Hall At Penn Station
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 5m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $210–330
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Ny Moynihan Train Hall At Penn Station to Exton Amtrak
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 7m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $60–100
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from 30th Street Station to Exton Amtrak
- Ave. Duration
- 35 min
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- $14–23
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Newark Liberty International Airport to 30th Street Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 3m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- $40–70
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from 30th Street Station to Exton Amtrak
- Ave. Duration
- 35 min
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- $14–23
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Washington Union Station to 30th Street Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $70–120
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from 30th Street Station to Exton Amtrak
- Ave. Duration
- 35 min
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- $14–23
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Washington Union Station to 30th Street Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $70–120
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from 30th Street Station to Exton Amtrak
- Ave. Duration
- 35 min
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- $14–23
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Ny Moynihan Train Hall At Penn Station to Exton Amtrak
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 7m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $60–100
- Website
- Amtrak
- Phone
- +1 888 842-7245
- Website
- VIA Rail
Train from Ottawa to Montréal
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 59m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $30–170
- Website
- VIA Rail
- Escape
- $30–90
- Business
- $60–160
- Business Plus
- $70–170
- Economy
- $30–95
- Economy Plus
- $35–110
Train from Ottawa to Dorval
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 33m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $27–170
- Website
- VIA Rail
- Escape
- $27–85
- Business
- $60–160
- Business Plus
- $70–170
- Economy
- $30–90
- Economy Plus
- $30–100
Train from Ottawa to Dorval
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 33m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $27–170
- Website
- VIA Rail
- Escape
- $27–85
- Business
- $60–160
- Business Plus
- $70–170
- Economy
- $30–90
- Economy Plus
- $30–100
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak Acela
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Washington Union Station to 30th Street Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 42m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $30–650
- Schedules at
- Amtrak Acela
- Website
- Amtrak
- Business Class
- $30–470
- First Class
- $150–650
Train from Washington Union Station to 30th Street Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 42m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $30–650
- Schedules at
- Amtrak Acela
- Website
- Amtrak
- Business Class
- $30–470
- First Class
- $150–650
Subway from Washington Dulles International Airport, Silver Line Center Platform to Metro Center, Blue/Orange/Silver Line Center Platform
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- $2–3
- Website
- Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority
- standard fare after 9:30 p.m
- $2–3
- Phone
- +1 833 449 6444
- serviceclient@keolis.ca
- Website
- Orleans Express
Bus from Ottawa to Montréal
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $30–45
- Website
- Orleans Express
- Adult
- $30–45
Bus from Ottawa to Montreal
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $30–45
- Website
- Orleans Express
- Adult
- $30–45
Rome2Rio's guide to Greyhound USA
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 214-849-8100
- ifsr@greyhound.com
- Website
- Greyhound
Bus from Montreal to Port Authority Bus Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 35m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $65–95
- Website
- Greyhound
Bus from Port Authority Bus Terminal to Philadelphia Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $25–40
- Website
- Greyhound
- Phone
- +1 (855) 626-8585
- Website
- Flixbus USA
Bus from Ottawa to Montreal
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $19–30
- Schedules at
- Flixbus USA
Bus from Montreal to New York Midtown
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 15m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $60–95
- Schedules at
- Flixbus USA
Bus from New York Midtown to Philadelphia Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $22–35
- Schedules at
- Flixbus USA
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Booking & Getting There
Ottawa to Exton bus services, operated by Orléans Express, arrive at Montréal station.
Ottawa to Exton train services, operated by VIA Rail, arrive at Montréal station.
Yes, the driving distance between Ottawa to Exton is 432 miles. It takes approximately 8h 13m to drive from Ottawa to Exton.
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